Population

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Country200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
India1,006,300,0001,023,295,0001,040,285,0001,057,251,0001,074,159,0001,090,973,0001,107,624,0001,124,135,0001,140,566,0001,156,898,0001,173,108,0001,189,173,0001,205,074,0001,220,800,0001,236,345,0001,251,696,0001,266,884,0001,281,936,0001,296,834,0001,311,559,0001,326,093,000
United States282,162,400284,969,000287,625,200290,107,900292,805,300295,516,600298,379,900301,231,200304,094,000306,771,500309,326,100311,580,000313,874,200316,057,700318,386,400320,742,700323,071,300325,147,100327,167,400330,268,800332,639,100
Definition of Population: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate (%)

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Country200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
India1.691.661.631.61.571.541.491.471.441.411.381.341.311.281.251.221.191.171.141.121.09
United States           0.730.740.70.740.740.730.640.620.720.71
Definition of Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.

GDP (purchasing power parity) (Billion $)

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Country199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201520162017
India1,8052,200 2,6603,0333,3193,6664,1562,9663,2973,6804,0604,5154,7614,9907,9658,7219,474
United States9,2559,96310,08210,40010,99011,75012,31013,13013,78014,26014,12014,66015,29015,94016,72017,95018,56019,490
Definition of GDP (purchasing power parity): This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States in the year noted. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller.

GDP - real growth rate (%)

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Country19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320152016201820192020
India5.56 4.38.36.28.49.297.47.410.47.26.53.27.37.66.76.74.86
United States4.150.32.453.14.43.23.221.1-2.62.81.72.21.62.41.62.22.22.16
Definition of GDP - real growth rate: This entry gives GDP growth on an annual basis adjusted for inflation and expressed as a percent. The growth rates are year-over-year, and not compounded.

GDP - per capita (PPP) (US$)

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Country199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201520162017
India1,8002,200 2,5402,9003,1003,4003,8002,6002,9003,2003,5003,7003,9004,0006,2006,7007,200
United States33,90036,20036,30037,60037,80040,10041,60044,00045,80046,90046,00047,20049,00050,70052,80055,80057,30059,800
Definition of GDP - per capita (PPP): This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.

Population below poverty line (%)

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Country199419992001200220032004200720102011201820192020
India35  25  2529.821.921.921.921.9
United States 12.712.7 1212 15.1 15.115.115.1
Definition of Population below poverty line: National estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.

Labor force

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Country199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182020
India406,000,000   472,000,000482,200,000496,400,000509,300,000516,400,000523,500,000467,000,000478,300,000487,600,000486,600,000487,300,000 502,100,000513,700,000521,900,0000 
United States139,400,000140,900,000141,800,000141,800,000147,400,000147,400,000149,300,000151,400,000153,100,000154,300,000 154,200,000154,900,000153,600,000155,000,000155,400,000 156,400,000160,400,000035,412,000
Definition of Labor force: This entry contains the total labor force figure.

Exports (Billion $)

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Country199819992000200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201520162017201820192020
India 36.343.144.544.557.2469.1876.23112176.4168.2201299.4298.4313.2287.6 262.3304.1304.1304.1
United States663 776723687714.5795927.51,0241,2911,0691,2701,4971,5641,5751,5981,471 1,5531,5531,553
Definition of Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.

Imports (Billion $)

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Country199819992000200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201520162017201820192020
India 50.260.853.853.874.1589.33113.1187.9305.5274.3327461.4500.4467.5432.3 381452.2452.2452.2
United States912 1,2231,1481,1651,2601,4761,7271,8692,1121,5751,9032,2362,2992,2732,3472,205 2,3612,3612,361
Definition of Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of December 1, 2020